SADF Round Table ‘Exploring opportunities for cooperation between Europe and South Asia in the...
Exploring opportunities for cooperation between Europe and South Asia in the South Caucasus region
On 7 November 2019, the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) hosted a round table, co-organised by the South Caucasus-South Asia Centre for Business Development (henceforth Caucasus-Asia Centre) and the Association of European Studies for the Caucasus...
COMMENT 157 Sri Lanka- Shadows of the civil war loom over presidential elections
Introduction
Still recovering from a deep political crisis in late 2018 and shattered by the terrorist attacks of Easter 2019, Sri Lanka is now preparing to hold presidential elections on 16 November 2019, which many hope will bring an upswing to the country. “A stuttering economy, national security, corruption allegations...
COMMENT 156 – On the Asian Century, Pax Sinica & Beyond (VII): Towards...
In the shadow of the latest plenary session of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the current government of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan pushed the promulgation of two ordinances: ‘The CPEC Authority Ordinance, 2019’ and ‘The Tax Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019’ (PT, 2019, October 8). Distracted by the...
SADF Working Paper 14: Alternative views for Afghanistan
SADF WORKING PAPER 14: Alternative views for Afghanistan
Abstract:
In Central and South Asia ‘the terrorist threat emanating from Afghanistan is perceived to be growing, with foreign fighters who have returned from the Syrian Arab Republic and Iraq increasing their numbers in Afghanistan’. SADF has dedicated a great deal of research...
COMMENT 151-Jammu & Kashmir in the spotlight
Jammu & Kashmir in the spotlight
Introduction
A recent constitutional change on the status of Jammu & Kashmir has occupied prime time on both the United Kingdom’s and Western media more generally - albeit not always in a balanced and informed way. I present here my perspective on the issue based...
COMMENT 150- Disillusioned by empty promises: Afghan women form new movement despite being increasingly...
Disillusioned by empty promises: Afghan women form new movement despite being increasingly threatened by the Taliban
Throughout this year’s “peace” talks with the Taliban, the group have claimed that they agree to protect and uphold women’s rights in Afghanistan. During the Intra-Afghan Conference earlier this month in Doha, the Taliban...
COMMENT 149 – On the Asian Century, Pax Sinica & Beyond (IV): ...
Two recent events in Bangladesh moved Dhaka’s ties with Beijing - and Chinese investments in the country - to the forefront of a growing public debate. The first subject regards the violent clash last month between Chinese and Bangladesh workers engaged in the building of the $2.5 billion Patuakhali...
FOCUS 44 – Act East and Indo-Pacific: Assessing the responses from ASEAN
Abstract: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plays a central role in India’s Act East Policy (AEP). After Prime Minister Narasimha Rao, who envisioned India’s Look East Policy in the early 1990s, subsequent Indian prime ministers have been following the trend of placing ASEAN in the centre of...
Dr. Siegfried Wolf got interviewed by Asia News International (ANI) on the CPEC and...
Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf, Director of Research at SADF got interviewed by the Asian News International (ANI) on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) at the occasion of his newly published book on:
‘The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor of the Belt and Road Initiative: Concept, Context and Assessment’ (Heidelberg: Springer, 2019).
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-16198-9
The interview got published...